⁴ The words of the Lord are true,
    and all his works are dependable.
⁵ The Lord loves what is righteous and just;
    his constant love fills the earth.

⁶ The Lord created the heavens by his command,
    the sun, moon, and stars by his spoken word.
⁷ He gathered all the seas into one place;
    he shut up the ocean depths in storerooms.

⁸ Worship the Lord, all the earth!
    Honor him, all peoples of the world!
⁹ When he spoke, the world was created;
    at his command everything appeared.

¹⁰ The Lord frustrates the purposes of the nations;
    he keeps them from carrying out their plans.
¹¹ But his plans endure forever;
    his purposes last eternally.
¹² Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord;
    happy are the people he has chosen for his own!

¹³ The Lord looks down from heaven
    and sees all of us humans.
¹⁴ From where he rules, he looks down
    on all who live on earth.
¹⁵ He forms all their thoughts
    and knows everything they do.

¹⁶ A king does not win because of his powerful army;
    a soldier does not triumph because of his strength.
¹⁷ War horses are useless for victory;
    their great strength cannot save.

¹⁸ The Lord watches over those who obey him,
    those who trust in his constant love.
¹⁹ He saves them from death;
    he keeps them alive in times of famine.